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Plans filed for 150-room Marriott hotel

A full planning application has been filed with the Town Planner for a new 150-bedroom branded four-star Marriott Courtyard Hotel on the site of the former BMW Showroom and adjacent car park on Bayside Road. Marriott International is the largest hotel chain in the world with properties containing around one and a half million rooms...

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Govt has ‘failed to lead’ on environment, GSD says

The Gibraltar Government have “simply been followers” and have “failed to lead the environmental argument”, the GSD said on Monday, as it marked World Environment Day. Climate change, air quality, raw sewage in the sea, the built and marine environment, as well as enforcement of environmental laws and regulations, are all central issues to reflect...

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GFSB urges faster transition to circular economy

The Gibraltar Federation for Small Businesses on Monday said World Environment Day serves as a reminder to “accelerate the transition towards a circular economy”. It announced that it will be working with Professor Daniella Tilbury to offer support to its members on this. Owen Smith, GFSB Chairman, said: “GFSB members are already actively engaged in...

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Kingsway set for first scheduled quarterly maintenance

The operators of Kingsway tunnel have confirmed that scheduled quarterly maintenance will take place overnight from June 12 to 15. “This is part of the routine maintenance programme that forms part of the contract for the safe management and operation of the tunnel,” a spokesman for No.6 Convent Place said. “Each night from June 12...

UK/Spain News

UK/Spain News

Children’s doctors call for ban on disposable vapes

By Jane Kirby, PA Health Editor Paediatricians have warned that “youth vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children” as they called on the Government to ban disposable vapes. In response to the Government consultation on e-cigarettes, which closes on Tuesday, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) warned that e-cigarettes “are not...

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Blood test to detect 50 different types of cancer shows promise in NHS trial

By Nilima Marshall, PA Science Reporter A blood test that can detect more than 50 different types of cancer has shown promise in a trial involving thousands of NHS patients, scientists have said. The Galleri test, which is currently available in the US, is also able to pinpoint where in the body the disease is...

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La Linea’s Juan Franco ‘concerned’ about changing political landscape in Spain

by Maria Jesus Corrales The mayor of La Linea, Juan Franco, expressed "concern" yesterday about the political landscape in Spain following municipal and regional elections on Sunday and the snap general election called by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez following bruising results for the Socialists as support for the PP and Vox surged. Referring to the...

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Sanchez calls snap general election after support for PP and Vox surges across Spain

By Brian Reyes and Maria Jesus Corrales Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday announced a general election on July 23 after the Socialists and their main ally Podemos lost significant ground in Sunday’s local and regional elections. Mr Sanchez brought forward the general election, which was due in December, after support for the conservative...